Miso

//ˈmisoʊ// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces. uncountable, usually

    "Substances float around each other until you crush them all with a blender. Add a bit of white miso, lemon juice, truffle oil, chives: survey your wreckage, which will be the wrong colour (cream with a hint of grey) and the wrong consistency (gluey)."

  2. 2
    Clipping of misoprostol. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable

    "I’m here to look for a small, white, hexagonal pill called misoprostol. Also known as miso or Cytotec, the drug induces an abortion that appears like a miscarriage during the early stages of a woman’s pregnancy. For women living in Latin America and other countries that have traditionally outlawed abortion, miso has been a lifeline […]"

  3. 3
    a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces wordnet

Example

More examples

"I'll have rice, miso soup and natto."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Related phrases

miso soupaspergillus oryzae

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